Riegel / Riggle Freundschaft newsletter
(Periodical)

Roughly semiannual, published mainly in spring and fall.

[Vol. 1] no. 1 (Nov 1992) - vol. 8 no. 2 (fall 2000)

Editor: Wendell K. Edwards.

Publication ceased with vol. 8 no. 2 [fall] (2000), as per correspondence with editor.

Some issues came with text lacking. Some pages are photocopied, or printed from web site. See web site for complete text.

Not yet available in PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) at this time. (14 Dec. 2005).

Only issue number designations were used in 1993-1994. Volume number designations began with Vol. 3 no. 1 (Jan 1995). Vol. 1 had three issues (1992-1993); vols. 2, 4, and 5 had only one issue; vols. 3, 6, 7, and 8 had two issues.

Newsletter for the interchange of genealogical data and history of the Reigel (and variant spellings) families who came mainly from Germany, and settled in Bucks and Lancaster Counties in Pennsylvania. Some focus is on (but not limited to) descendants of Michael Riegel (d. 1809) of Lancaster County, and his wife Magdalena Wittmer (d. 1814). They had three children: David (b. 1780), who married Elizabeth Schmidt or Smith, and had 12 children; Martin (b. 1793), who married Elizabeth Klair and had 11 children; and Magdalena, who married John Otto. David, Martin, and Magdalena moved with their families to Ohio. Another of Michael's descendants was Henry W. (b. 1833) who married Lydia Thralls. They left Clark County, Ohio, and moved to Caldwell County, Missouri where they established the "Old Reigel Farm" in 1870. This farm was home to a large branch of the family. Another grandson, Emanuel, moved to the Yakima Valley in Washington state. Descendants and relatives also lived in Alabama, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and elsewhere.

Title varies: Riegel / Riggle Freundschaft Association [newsletter] (1992-1994); Riegel Freundschaft newsletter (1995- ); Riegel / Riggle Freundschaft newsletter (1999-2000).

The Riegel / Riggle Fruendschaft Association was officially organized in 1992 at Massillon, Ohio, for the descendants of Michael Riegel and Magdalena Wittmer of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The Association is comprised of various "Freundschafts" (or friendships) representing various branches of the family which hold their own reunions, and have their own officers. The first reunion for the Riegel / Riggle Association was held on the 14 August 1993 at Massillon, Ohio. For complete issues, text, and additional information, see their web site.